Re: Purified water versus tap water

In article <1121712725.185682.143440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<NozomiMomi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Are there any health benefits in drinking purified water as compared to
>tap water or is it mainly an issue of taste? I live in a large US city,
>and the tap water tastes horrid, but I don't think that it can actually
>affect my health (although I have been told so). Have there been any
>studies done on this?

The chlorine in tap water is probably responsible for some small
number of cases of bladder cancer every year, though I'm not sure
how well established this is. (The cost of not disinfecting the
water is higher, of course.) So a filter that removes chlorine
might be worth having if you consume tap water.

Your local water almost certainly isn't harmful, but if you don't
like the taste of it, get a filter.

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